Jason Bisnoff

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SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A young mother and her two toddlers were injured during a crash on Saturday on a stretch of I-84 in Southeast.The single-vehicle crash occurred at around 2:25 p.m., state police said.The driver, 25-year-old Araceli Rodriguez, of Shelton, Conn., lost control of her vehicle while trying to change lanes, state police said. The Kia left the roadway through the left ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Andrea Balga, Central Hudson's counsel for Litigation and Claims, received the Extra Mile Award for her support and volunteerism with Dutchess Outreach. Balga, who dedicates her time and energy in helping to feed local families by preparing and serving meals for the organization’s Lunch Box program, has volunteered with Dutchess Outreach for many years and recently ...

RED HOOK, N.Y. -- The Red Hook Community Arts Network will host a pop-up arts festival, Artz Dayz, including an event Friday, at the St. Margaret’s building in Red Hook.From early summer through mid-September, art exhibits and performances will be presented, including two weekends of live performances spanning July 15-24, featuring music, dance, and author readings including songsmiths, ...

PINE BUSH, N.Y. -- An 18-year-old special-needs student from Orange County says he was taunted before being kicked off his bus last month, according to News 12.Justin Maxwell is saying he was left stranded to walk on Route 17 by a school bus driver after he had a bowel movements on board as a result of a medical condition. Sherri Maxwell, his mother, said that he has ulcerative colitis ...

HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- State police apprehended a Hyde Park woman after an investigation showed that she assisted her boyfriend in violating an order of protection against him for his recent sexual abuse arrest.Police said Lindsey Scott was helping Joseph Sucato get messages through to the victim in violation of the protection order. Her actions led to an arrest for aggravated family ...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) are urging New Yorkers to put their phones down instead of playing the popular Pokémon GO game while behind the wheel or walking near or across roadways. Pokémon GO, a free mobile app released on July 6, utilizes smartphone cameras and GPS to allow players to search the real world to ...

Police are saying an upstate driver crashed into a tree while playing the new popular smart phone game Pokémon Go and warn others to exercise caution while playing, according to multiple reports.The 28-year-old Cayuga County man was lucky to come out free of injury and officials urge against playing the game while operating any vehicle from a car to a bike, according to the Auburn ...

MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- New York State Police have charged a Poughkeepsie man with driving while intoxicated after an accident in Millbrook, according to authorities. Mario A. Ba Xol, 27, of Dover, is facing a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated, police said.Ba Xol was involved in a single-car collision, and when police arrived at the scene on Bangall Road, they discovered he was ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region has earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. “It’s important our donors trust that we’re using their donations wisely to accomplish our mission to help build a stronger, healthier community,” said Jeannie Montano, President and CEO of United Way of the Dutchess-Orange ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Tompkins Mahopac Bank, which has locations in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties, has announced that it has again been awarded a five-star rating with Bauer Financial, an independent ratings and bank research firm. In attaining the rating, Bauer Financial said the bank continued to demonstrate superiority in various categories, including capital ratio minimums, ...